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 Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: Capt W J Wickham, Winchester Cathedral |
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UKNIWM 49961
Located in Winchester Cathedral at OS Map Ref SU 482 293
IN MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM JOSEPH WICKHAM/ CAPTAIN SCOTS GUARDS BORN NOV/ 5TH 1874 KILLED IN ACTION AT/ BATTLE OF YPRES OCT 31ST 1914/ ELDEST SON OF CAPTAIN HENRY/ LAMPLUGH WICKHAM RIFLE BRIGADE/ & THE HON. TERESA MARY ARUNDELL/ COUNTESS OF THE HOLY ROMAN/ EMPIRE AND ELDEST DAUGHTER/ & CO-HEIRESS OF HENRY BENEDICT/ 11TH LORD ARUNDELL OF WARDOUR/ HE WAS A COUNT OF THE HOLY/ ROMAN EMPIRE & 10TH IN DIRECT/ MALE DESCENT FROM WILLIAM/ BISHOP OF WINCHESTER IN 1595/ ALSO OF/ CYRIL HENRY WICKHAM/ BROTHER TO THE ABOVE, CAPTAIN/ 1ST BATTALION ROYAL FUSILIERS/ AND A COUNT OF THE HOLY/ ROMAN EMPIRE BORN MAY 25TH 1878/ DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT/ ARMENTIERES ON JAN. 15TH 1915/ ERECTED BY THEIR DEVOTED SISTER/ CECILY MARY GILLETT/ R.I.P.
Name: WICKHAM
Initials: W J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Scots Guards
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 31/10/1914
Additional information: Son of Capt. H. L. Wickham and the Hon. Mrs Wickham, of Down Grange, Basingstoke.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 11.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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